The buzz continues to build about a prospective end of the year fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. After being offered a 60/40 split in Fury’s favor for a proposed November showdown, Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn says they’ve accepted that offer. “So I went back this morning and I said ‘we accept 60/40, we
Month: September 2022
Talks between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua are ongoing and Fury appears to have officially come out of retirement. With some serious contenders in the heavyweight boxing scene, Tyson Fury is set out to show why he is the very best of the best. Fury caught up with Jo Ankier. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing
WBO middleweight champion Savannah Marshall is only a few days away from her unification showdown with IBF, WBC, WBA champion Claressa Shields. The two career rivals will collide on Saturday at the O2 Arena in London. Marshall will be looking to stamp her win over Shields from 2012, when the two champions were just amateurs. That
Posted on 09/06/2022 By: Sean Crose Those criticizing social media star turned pro boxer Jake Paul for not engaging in solid enough competition since first entering the ring will probably nod in approval upon hearing who the brash Ohioan has lined up to be his next opponent. “My toughest test yet,” Paul tweeted on Tuesday.
4:22 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The boxing exhibition between former NBA guard Nick Young and rapper Blueface on Saturday in Los Angeles has been canceled, a source told ESPN. Blueface’s license with the California State Athletic Commission is pending upon a hearing. A new opponent for Young is being sought, according to a source. The
It’s turning out to be a very good few days for Sivenathi Nontshinga. After out-warring Hector Flores for the IBF light flyweight title last Friday in one of the year’s better fights, he’s now signed a promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing. “I’m very happy to sign with the number one Promoter in the
Flyweight world champion Marlen Esparza (13-1, 1 KO), a Texas-born former Olympian, has re-signed a multi-year, multi-fight promotional deal with Golden Boy Promotions. Esparza was Golden Boy’s first ever female boxer signed to the company in 2016, and she launched her professional career under its banner in 2017 to ultimately become the WBC, WBA flyweight
Posted on 09/07/2022 By: Sean Crose WBC and undisputed heavyweight champion of the world Tyson Fury has made it clear he’s willing to fight former WBA, IBF, and WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua before this year is out. Anthony Joshua has responded in kind, saying he’ll be “ready in December.” On Tuesday, Fury took things
8:02 AM ET Two big fights. Each could have been a main event on a card of its own. When Claressa Shields faces Savannah Marshall and Mikaela Mayer fights Alycia Baumgardner on an all-female 10-fight card at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday, it will be another touchstone point for women in boxing. The
Editor’s letter • Premium Jimmy Batten alongside Duke McKenzie and James Cook It shouldn’t be so hard for an industry to work together, writes Matt Christie JIMMY BATTEN, the man who went 10 rounds with Roberto Duran in 1982, will openly tell you he has brain damage. He nonetheless still adores the sport of boxing
Immediately following his narrow points win over Luis Ortiz, former heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz reflected a bit on how the fight played out, and why he didn’t go for the kill when it looked like he had Ortiz in a vulnerable state. According to Ruiz, he felt the need to play things a little cautious
Letters • Opinion • Premium One win over Anthony Joshua has catapulted Ruiz into the land of eternal opportunity, writes Jack Hirsch IN 2012, a welterweight from Riverside, California, named Josesito Lopez created a stir by breaking the favoured Victor Ortiz’s jaw and stopping him in five rounds. Although Lopez was already established to a
There was a time when Yokasta Valle considered her best shot at unification would come on the road against Seniesa Estrada. It was a sacrifice that she was willing to make, for the primary goal of adding another title to her collection. The latter has materialized for Valle, who aims to win the WBO strawweight
Posted on 09/06/2022 By: Sean Crose “I’m honored to be a part of this historic card,” says Crystina Poncher. There’s a lot for Poncher to be honored about. This Saturday the longtime Top Rank and ESPN broadcaster will host the highly anticipated undisputed middleweight title fight between Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall. “These ladies have
Letters • Premium Katie Taylor (Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images) This week’s panellists were asked to name their number one female boxer of all time Jane Couch (Women’s boxing pioneer) Lucia Rijker. She had so much skill and power. She didn’t just have the skill of a man; she had the power of a man. You’ll never
(Sept. 4, 2022) After scoring 3 knockdowns on the way to defeating Luis Ortiz by UD, Ruiz spoke with Heidi Androl about his boxing future, including how often he wants to fight and who’s he would like to get in the ring with in the future. Who do you want to see Andy Ruiz fight
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Tyson Fury is, as we all know, full of sh*t, so let’s focus instead on the fighters around him in the rankings. WBC head honcho Mauricio Sulaiman, writing for Lopez-Doriga Digital, claims that whoever wins the October 15th clash between Deontay Wilder and Robert Helenius will then face Andy Ruiz Jr in a final eliminator.
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